Monday, February 13, 2017

Today our prayers go out to MLA – Dan, to give thanks for the strengths in finance and economics his training is bringing to the valuable work he does in the legislature. We ask for Your continued blessing on his work, his wife and children, to keep them safe, well and happy . We pray in Your precious name, Jesus. Amen.

Dan Ashton was elected MLA for Penticton on May 14, 2013.

He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Responsible for Core Review on June 7, 2013. He is the vice-chair of the Cabinet Working Group on Core Review, and a member of the Treasury Board.

Before being elected as an MLA, Dan served two terms as Mayor of the City of Penticton following three consecutive terms as a Councillor. He served ten terms as Chair of the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen, and spent four years as a trustee on the Municipal Finance Authority.

While Dan was born in Edmonton, his family moved to Penticton two weeks after his birth and he considers himself a proud Okanaganite. The Ashton family business was retail, with locations in the Okanagan, Kootenays and the Lower Mainland.

Dan and his wife Monique have two children, Coleton and Chantal. The Ashton family prides itself on being active in the community.